Ramp Pesto

Used about 80 Ramps in a Quart jar. 

Ramps grow in shady areas in woods from Ostara, March 20th to starting to die and seed themselves for next year after Beltane, May 1.

5 Ramps (Leaves and bulbs)
5 Garlic Cloves
Parsley
Salt
Pepper
Italian Seasoning
Onion Powder
Olive Oil
Dash Lemon Juice
5 Dandelion leaves (optional)

1. Chop all the ingredients in a food processor.
2. Blend in the olive oil until a thick paste has formed.
3. Spread on toast and refrigerate remainder. Enjoy.

Imbolc Dinner

Celebrating Imbolc, February 2.

Ingredients:
Pork chops
1/3 cup Olive Oil
3/4 cup Flour
Egg
Salt
Black Pepper
Italian Seasoning
Basil
Pillsbury Garlic Breadsticks
Peas
1 Tbs. Butter
Lemon Bars Box Mix

Main meal:
1. Mix salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, basil in flour.
2. Beat 1 egg and pour on a plate.
3. Dip each pork chop in egg then flour.
4. Heat up olive oil in a skillet and fry pork chops til golden brown.
5. Cook breadsticks according to package directions.
6. Heat up peas with salt and pepper to taste and butter.

Dessert:
1. Cook lemon bars according to package directions. Enjoy.

Venison Meatballs/Meat Loaf

Ingredients for Meatballs/Meat Loaf:
1 lb. Ground Venison
2 Tb. Ketchup
1 slice Bread
1 Egg
1/8 ts. Pepper
1 ts. Salt
1/4 cup onions, chopped
1/8 ts. Garlic

Ingredients for Sauce:
1 cup Ketchup
1-8 oz. Tomato sauce
4 Tb. Onions, chopped
4 Tb. Brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
2 Tb. Vinegar
1 Tb. Worcestershire sauce
4 Tb. Water

1. Mix ingredients and fill a mini muffin pan or 13x9 pan.

2. Mix sauce ingredients and pour over meat loaf. Add sauce to crock pot for meatballs.

3. Brown at 400°F for 15 for meatballs. Bake 400°F at  for 45 mins to 1 hours for meat loaf.

Note: For a large group I make the meatballs the day before a event. 

Chicken and Cheese Lasagna Roll-Ups

2 Chicken breast

3 cups Water
Ricotta cheese

Parmesan cheese

Mozzarella cheese 

1/4 cup milk

Salt and pepper

Fresh crushed Garden Sage

Italian seasoning

8 lasagna noodles

Tomato sauce 

Olive oil

1. In a rice cooker, add chicken breast  and 1 1/2 cups of water on white rice setting. If you do not have a rice cooker then use a sauce pan and boil. 

2. In a large sauce pan boil 1/ 12 cups of water and add lasagna noodles. When done set aside in a bowl to cool off.

3. When Chicken is done cooking, let cool on a plate then cut in pieces. Save the broth. Chop chicken in a food processor. 

4. In medium bowl combine Ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, Mozzarella cheese, chopped chicken, sage, italian seasoning and milk. 

5.  On a plate, lay out a lasagna noodle and cover half of the noodle.

6. Roll lasagna noodle like jelly-roll style. If any filling comes out tuck back in on the sides.

7. Place seam down in a grease pan with olive oil.

8. Cover noodles with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and Italian seasoning. 

9. Bake at 375° F for 30 mins. Enjoy.

Venison Pot Roast

Garlic is the key to rid of gamey taste. 

Ingredients:
Venison
Potatoes; peeled and cubed
Baby carrots
1 Onion; diced
1 Tbs Garlic powder
1 Tbs Meat tenderizer or Season all
1 Tbs Italian seasoning
Salt
Black pepper
4 cups Water
4 Beef Bouillon cubs

1. Combine all ingredients in a crock pot and set on high for 6-8 hours. (crock pots may very)
2. In 6 hours the vegetables will be tender.
3.If you like the meat falling apart cook up to 1-2 additional hours. Enjoy.

Potato Soup

Scott Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen-Potato Soup
Ingredients:
5 medium-sized potatoes; peeled and cubed
2 medium onions; finely chopped
2 ts. salt
2 cups water
1 Tbs. butter
1/2 cup flour
6 cups milk
5 slices bacon; chopped
Black pepper
1 Tbs. dried parsley

1. In a large sauce pan add potatoes, onions, salt, and water.
2. Cover and heat on medium, boil until potatoes are tender.
3. Drain off water and place potatoes and onions aside in a large bowl.
4. Melt butter in the same pot and stir in flour and milk on medium to high heat until the sauce starts to thicken.
5. Reduce heat to low, stir in potatoes and onions.
6. Fry chopped bacon slices in a skillet until crisp.
7. Drain on paper towel and stir into the soup, adding salt and pepper to taste.
8. Serve in individual bowls and sprinkle parsley flakes. Enjoy.

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Lima Bean Soup

Ingredients:
4 cups dry Lima Beans
4 cups water
4 Tbs. butter
2 Chicken Bouillon cubes
Salt
Onion
Italian Seasoning
Sage
Garlic
Black pepper
Cubed ham(Optional)

1.Combine Lima beans, water, salt, onion in a large pot with lid on medium heat; boil for 2-4 hours.
2.After 1 hour add butter, chicken bouillon cubes, Italian Seasoning, garlic and back pepper.
3.Add 1-2 cups of water after every hour.
4.Add Cubed ham on the last hour.